Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-02-19

As Ensnfieaed IN rs PoEx-lExz1EI-
aEzcn fsu days since. TIE onIy high
vsy from the nsW 10 he cd towa runs
for nearig sziis throagh private prop
ersy. and has dons % for 20 nuanY years
ikas The ouneEs, names ere forRottsn b.
atariy AL Of The many who travel Il
daily. The present. road was laid oai
awa1 bank IN shs aftiss, and has ben
dailg iEavsisd sincs Until, - STATED. il
has becoms tbs stngis highway between
TIE uzly pFopeF and tne otd fown.
Thursday morning foree Of men ap-
peared On ttfs road, iamediataiy north
Of the Fannie Paddock Hospital. and
began sEectinR . feucc diroesly across
t. The earnestly Of The neiehb0rh0ad
was aroused, and hy ones ana tUos q
crowd gathered, and when Il had Rroon
% sufkioienf prUporfious 70 Be AGGRESSIVE
tbs eariosity chanRed 20 fndiRnation,
and they demanded % know a. once by
What authority shs fence was being
balls. John Rank, Who vas superin-
lendisa the w0rk, stated that Il vas hts
i propersy. and ne was simply puttinR a
safeguard nfuuad u. Councilman Han
nah. Of the kirst Ward, became . mem-
Ter OF the crowd, and he walked Up and
DOZEN locking between lhe bars at krnk,
and declared that u Was an outrage 10
build q fenoe there and was witnout
any azthcrify; that the read had been
there before tie y0uBg man Who dared
% fence is had bssn bora. aud that be
fHsDnahl himself would tear it down u
be had occasion 20 We tkat way. Mr..
Rank answered, saying that SIR. Han
nah had The same night 70 do that ~ be
had for breaking the Law IN any ether
way, bot that he (kankl would advise
him not TO do 10. U0unoiiman LilIls
Vas also IN the crowd, and be also pro-
tested loudly aqaiust the fenoe. But ali
that vas said in protest was punctuatad
| BY the regular blows Of the carpenters
hAtohet driving home the EaiIs. when
she fenoe vas complete and the way
/ thoroughly baKFicaded, tho woFkmen
retired up the hill, lsavinR the swo
Counrilmen. hanked by q crowd Of in
dtRlant citizens, looking az them
through the bars. Rank ID quite q
young man and . partner IN . saloon up
town. und Hannah u Old and gray
haired and retired from business, bat
be seems 70 have acted upon she young
saloon keepers advice, fer the fence is
still standing today. A new roadway
has since BEEN made over other proper
ty. 10 is the purpose Of Meszrs- Crop
per and Newman, who recently par
chased the property fenced in, 70 build |
Q brewery and garry on = summer beer |
garden there. The property IS about en- |
| acre IN extent fhe cutting of Of the |
road has oEeatrd much talk and indiR-
nation IN the city today. The point u |
raised that the road has been 90 long |
"a - 49, aNma - ....AA -
taken by private parties az this late i
date, but this will probably be settled in |
court, WHITTIER tue matter Is drifting.
Uonnoilnan H0uehfon, IS chairman |
Of the committee 10 whom vas referred /
the matter Of preparing plan for num- |
berine the streets. will report the matter /
back 20 the Oouneil today with sugRes-
tions for Numbering the houses and
property Of the city proper only. He /
says be has sat mp az night with the map i
Of the city before him by the hour in q
vain endeavor 70 arrive ~ Q satisfactory Il
conclusion IN regard 10 she matter. The
streets Of the new addition, or fourth /
ward, have such uncertain beginnings /
and strange angles that he knew not
where 20 begin the numbering. The
city proper h well divided north and
souta By Division aysnne, and be will /
report IN favor Of numbering from
that point IN those two directions. and
from Uith street. west for the cross
streets.
TIE performance al the Alpha Opera
House last evening vas eli thai the
public have been led TO anticipate. The
mouse was crowded by the best people
Of the city, and the little lady who as
sumed the title role acquitted herself
admirably IN the trying part. Mrs. b.
X. Everest won for herself the honors
that have always followed her playing,
and Miss Robb and Miss Lsvake did
admirably N their parts. Aessrs. Pen
deeass, Moore and Eldredge AL
played up 10 q higher standard than
many professionals. The costumes we're
rich and elegant, many having been spe
ciaily prepared fer the play.
Tomorrow morning Rev. Hemus, the /
evangelist, will preach IN the First
Ward Methodist church, aud in the /
evening in the Fourth Ward Oongreea-
tsoaal church. Services will be held /
next week a. follows: Mondav evening,
| in the Congregational church On q
street; Tuesday evening, in the Baptist /
ehurcn on ID street; Wednesday even
ing, ia the Presbyterian church on /
Eleventh street, and on Thursday even
| ing In the Methodtst church on q street,
when she arrangement of the futare /
services will be announced.
The following deeds we're yesterday |
| hled IL the County Auditors Office: Ia
coma Land Company 10 Edward A. Lo
renz, lots IS and 70, In block 1908 in |
New Tacoma, &l150. Tacoma Land /
Company TO Arthur GaltE, south OF |
lot 8. sec. Is, tp. 10 NORTH range, east,
S37S. Lewis Byrd, Sheriff, 10 John
Carson and @. Il. Thompson. the inter
ssf Of +. w. Hanson in and 20 lots 8 and /
6. block Ills, New racoms, t29ll3.
Captain Tox asend says that he de !
sires 70 correct 3 statement made some |
time ago In the PosT-lErHLLzoENcKn 20 |
the effect that his "Attempt e stevedor !
ing With an alien Grew had proven |
| failure, as others as we'll IS himself have |
been very successful, and that they will |
oaptinas loading sheir vessels With |
whatever men be chooses 10 engage.
General j. W. Sptague leave today for |
1 two months visit 10 California He |
expects 20 visis Stn Francisco. San |
Diego and Los Angeles before bis re-
turn, which he expects will be some |
time daring The latter pars OF the month |
OF April.
ID. s. Drown, Of the Canadian Pacific |
Railway, arrived in this city last even
ing.
O. MouIson. capitalist Of Blosuing.
too, m, who hes been visiting IN Taco
ma fer some time past, left yesterday |
for bis home. Mt. dsulson vas very |
much pleassd With the Sound country, !
and especially With the terminal city, |
/ and expects 90 return 20 Tacoma some |
| lima dnrfu0 the simmer with q vieU TO-
ward locating here.
Probate lodge wickersham yesterday
reosived from Df. wauGhop The official
discharge Of Wan. Thompson from the
1 hsylam at Stsiiacoon, Mr.. Thompson
being pronounced entirely cured.
The Rrown's wharf and Navigation
4 Company have leased FROM Capt. Egell
the soog Del Monte. which they will
empicy In general transportation oosi-
nesA.
Tacoma avenue vii probably be light
/ "a By the electric lamps tonight.
The City Oouneil meets this afternoon
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